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Title: ngIRCd: Denial of Service
Date: January 27, 2008
Updated: January 27, 2008
Bugs: #204834
ID: 200801-13:02
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Synopsis
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ngIRCd does not properly sanitize commands sent by users, allowing for
a Denial of Service.
Background
==========
ngIRCd is a free open source daemon for Internet Relay Chat (IRC).
Affected packages
=================
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-irc/ngircd < 0.10.4 >= 0.10.4
Description
===========
The IRC_PART() function in the file irc-channel.c does not properly
check the number of parameters, referencing an invalid pointer if no
channel is supplied.
Impact
======
A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to crash the ngIRCd
daemon.
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All ngIRCd users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/ngircd-0.10.4"
References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2008-0285
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0285
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-13.xml
Concerns?
=========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
=======
Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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Title: ngIRCd: Denial of Service
Date: January 27, 2008
Updated: January 27, 2008
Bugs: #204834
ID: 200801-13:02
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Synopsis
ngIRCd does not properly sanitize commands sent by users, allowing for
a Denial of Service.
Background
==========
ngIRCd is a free open source daemon for Internet Relay Chat (IRC).
Affected packages
=================
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1 net-irc/ngircd < 0.10.4 >= 0.10.4
Description
===========
The IRC_PART() function in the file irc-channel.c does not properly
check the number of parameters, referencing an invalid pointer if no
channel is supplied.
Impact
======
A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to crash the ngIRCd
daemon.
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All ngIRCd users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/ngircd-0.10.4"
References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2008-0285
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0285
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-13.xml
Concerns?
=========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
=======
Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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